I'm a new ostomate and have been struggling in keeping my skin irritation and blisters at bay. I've had some lucky streaks before where skin irritation was controlled, but as my stoma grows smaller (doc says it's normal as inflammation goes away), I had to make the hole in the flange smaller too (used to be 40mm, now it's 35mm). But my problem now is that the skin around the stoma is irritated and even bled once. I have nasty blisters now. I tried accessories like stoma powder and am experimenting between paste and clay ring. What's your best advice on this? Thanks!
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